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2025–26 UEFA Conference League#Second qualifying round

{{Short description|European club football competition}}

{{Primary sources|date=April 2025}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

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| tourney_name = UEFA Conference League

| year = 2025–26

| image = RB Leipzig- Union Berlin 31, 2020 08 43 35 213000.jpeg

| size = 275px

| caption = The Red Bull Arena in Leipzig will host the final

| dates =

| num_teams = Competition proper:
Total:

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| prevseason = 2024–25

| nextseason = 2026–27

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The 2025–26 UEFA Conference League will be the fifth season of the UEFA Conference League, Europe's tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA.

This will be the second UEFA Conference League played under a new format involving a 36-team league phase.{{cite web |title=UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season |website=UEFA |date=10 May 2022 |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleasesnews-media/news/0275-151c779310c3-b92bbf0d24f9-1000--uefa-approves-final-format-and-access-list-for-its-club-competico/}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The new format also does not allow teams to transfer from the Europa League league or knockout phase to the Conference League knockout phase, and thus Conference League winners can no longer defend their title as the winner of the Conference League automatically qualifies for the Europa League league phase.{{Cite web |date=28 June 2023|title=UEFA Europa Conference League to be renamed UEFA Conference League next season|publisher=Union of European Football Associations |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/0282-185d6b03cbe4-4763e115dd7f-1000--uefa-europa-conference-league-to-be-renamed-uefa-conferenc/ |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=UEFA |language=en}}

The final will be played at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/028d-1af2f49f754f-b64e255ef0ae-1000/ |title=Budapest to host UEFA Champions League Final 2026 |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=22 May 2024 |access-date=22 May 2024}} The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League league phase, unless they qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League through their league performance. In such case, the access list will be rebalanced.

Association team allocation

A total of 167 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations are participating in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League. The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:{{cite web|url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Conference-League-2024/25-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA Conference League, 2024/25 Season|publisher=UEFA|location=Nyon|year=2024 |access-date=4 April 2024}}

  • Associations 1–12 each have one team.
  • Associations 13–33 and 51–55 (except Russia){{Cref2|Note RUS}} each have two teams.
  • Associations 34–50 each have three teams (except Liechtenstein, which has one).{{Cref2|Note LIE}}
  • 15 teams eliminated from the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League and 41 teams eliminated from the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League will be transferred to the Conference League.

=Association ranking=

For the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2024 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/#/yr/2024 |title=Association coefficients 2023/24 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=1 June 2023}}

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Conference League, as noted below:

  • {{small|(UCL)}} – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
  • {{small|(UEL)}} – Additional/vacated teams transferred from/to the UEFA Europa League

+Association ranking for 2025–26 UEFA Conference League
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{| class="wikitable"

Rank

!Association

!Coeff.

!Teams

!Notes

1

|{{fba|ENG}}

|align=right|104.303

|align=center rowspan=12|1

|

2

|{{fba|ITA}}

|align=right|90.284

|

3

|{{fba|ESP}}

|align=right|89.489

|

4

|{{fba|GER}}

|align=right|86.624

|

5

|{{fba|FRA}}

|align=right|66.831

|

6

|{{fba|NED}}

|align=right|61.300

|

7

|{{fba|POR}}

|align=right|56.316

|

8

|{{fba|BEL}}

|align=right|48.800

|

9

|{{fba|TUR}}

|align=right|38.600

|

10

|{{fba|CZE}}

|align=right|36.050

|

11

|{{fba|SCO}}

|align=right|36.050

|

12

|{{fba|SUI}}

|align=right|32.975

|

13

|{{fba|AUT}}

|align=right|32.600

|align=center rowspan=7|2

|

14

|{{fba|NOR}}

|align=right|31.625

|

15

|{{fba|GRE}}

|align=right|31.525

16

|{{fba|DEN}}

|align=right|31.450

|

17

|{{fba|ISR}}

|align=right|31.125

|

18

|{{fba|UKR}}

|align=right|28.000

|

19

|{{fba|SRB}}

|align=right|27.775

|

|

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Association

!Coeff.

!Teams

!Notes

20

|{{fba|CRO}}

|align=right|25.525

|align=center rowspan=2|2

|

21

|{{fba|POL}}

|align=right|25.375

|

22

|{{fba|RUS}}

|align=right|22.965

|align=center rowspan=1|0

|{{Cref2|Note RUS}}

23

|{{fba|CYP}}

|align=right|22.100

|align=center rowspan=11|2

|

24

|{{fba|HUN}}

|align=right|21.875

|

25

|{{fba|SWE}}

|align=right|21.500

|

26

|{{fba|ROU}}

|align=right|21.375

|

27

|{{fba|BUL}}

|align=right|20.375

|

28

|{{fba|AZE}}

|align=right|20.125

|

29

|{{fba|SVK}}

|align=right|19.625

|

30

|{{fba|SVN}}

|align=right|13.250

|

31

|{{fba|MDA}}

|align=right|13.125

|

32

|{{fba|KOS}}

|align=right|11.541

|

33

|{{fba|KAZ}}

|align=right|11.500

|

34

|{{fba|FIN}}

|align=right|11.125

|align=center rowspan=5|3

|

35

|{{fba|IRL}}

|align=right|10.875

|

36

|{{fba|ARM}}

|align=right|10.625

|

37

|{{fba|LVA}}

|align=right|10.625

|

38

|{{fba|FRO}}

|align=right|10.375

|

|

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Association

!Coeff.

!Teams

!Notes

39

|{{fba|BIH}}

|align=right|10.000

|align=center rowspan=1|3

|

40

|{{fba|LIE}}

|align=right|10.000

|align=center rowspan=1|1

|{{Cref2|Note LIE}}

41

|{{fba|ISL}}

|align=right|9.583

|align=center rowspan=10|3

|

42

|{{fba|NIR}}

|align=right|9.208

|

43

|{{fba|LUX}}

|align=right|8.625

|

44

|{{fba|LTU}}

|align=right|8.500

|

45

|{{fba|MLT}}

|align=right|8.250

|

46

|{{fba|GEO}}

|align=right|7.625

|

47

|{{fba|ALB}}

|align=right|7.375

|

48

|{{fba|EST}}

|align=right|7.207

|

49

|{{fba|BLR}}

|align=right|6.625

|

50

|{{fba|MKD}}

|align=right|6.000

|

51

|{{fba|AND}}

|align=right|5.998

|align=center rowspan=5|2

|

52

|{{fba|WAL}}

|align=right|5.791

|

53

|{{fba|MNE}}

|align=right|5.708

|

54

|{{fba|GIB}}

|align=right|4.957

|

55

|{{fba|SMR}}

|align=right|1.832

|

|}

=Distribution=

The following is the access list for this season.

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colspan=2|

!Teams entering in this round

!Teams advancing from previous round

!Teams transferred from Champions League

!Teams transferred from Europa League

colspan=2|First qualifying round
(52 teams)

|

  • 11 domestic cup winners from associations 45–55
  • 21 domestic league runners-up from associations 34–55 (except Liechtenstein){{Cref2|Note LIE}}
  • 20 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 30–50 (except Liechtenstein){{Cref2|Note LIE}}

|

|

|

rowspan=2|Second qualifying round
(102 teams)

!Champions path
(14 teams)

|

|

|

  • 14 teams eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round

|

League path
(88 teams)

|

  • 11 domestic cup winners from associations 34–44
  • 17 domestic league runners-up from associations 16–33 (except Russia){{Cref2|Note RUS}}
  • 16 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–29 (except Russia){{Cref2|Note RUS}}
  • 9 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15
  • 1 domestic league fifth-placed team from association 6

|

  • 26 winners from the first qualifying round

|

|

  • 8 teams eliminated from Europa League first qualifying round
rowspan=2|Third qualifying round
(60 teams)

!Champions path
(8 teams)

|

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  • 7 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions path)

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  • 1 team eliminated from Champions League first qualifying round

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League path
(52 teams)

|

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  • 44 winners from the second qualifying round (League path)

|

|

  • 8 teams eliminated from Europa League second qualifying round
rowspan=2|Play-off round
(48 teams)

!Champions path
(10 teams)

|

|

  • 4 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions path)

|

|

  • 6 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (Champions path)
League path
(38 teams)

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  • 5 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–5 (EFL Cup winners for England)

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  • 26 winners from the third qualifying round (League path)

|

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  • 7 teams eliminated from Europa League third qualifying round (League path)
colspan=2|League phase
(36 teams)

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  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions path)
  • 19 winners from the play-off round (League path)

|

|

  • 12 teams eliminated from Europa League play-off round
colspan=2|Knockout phase play-offs
(16 teams)

|

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  • 16 teams ranked 9–24 from the league phase

|

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colspan=2|Round of 16
(16 teams)

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  • 8 teams ranked 1–8 from the league phase
  • 8 winners from the knockout phase play-offs

|

|

The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made:

  • The cup winners of associations 39 to 44 (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg and Lithuania) will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

= Teams =

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • CW: Domestic cup winners
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position of the previous season
  • LC: League cup winners
  • RW: Regular season winners
  • PW: End-of-season Conference League play-offs winners
  • CL: Transferred from the Champions League
  • Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round
  • EL: Transferred from the Europa League
  • PO: Losers from the play-off round
  • CH/MP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/Main Path)
  • MP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Main Path)
  • MP Q1: Losers from the first qualifying round (Main Path)

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

Note: Teams in italics may still qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League or the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.

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|+Qualified teams for 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

colspan=2|Entry round

!colspan=4|Teams

colspan=2 rowspan=3|League phase

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{small|(EL PO)}}

colspan=6|
rowspan=5|Play-off round

!rowspan=2|{{Abbr|CH|Champions Path}}

|{{small|(EL CH Q3)}}

|{{small|(EL CH Q3)}}

|{{small|(EL CH Q3)}}

|{{small|(EL CH Q3)}}

{{small|(EL CH Q3)}}

|{{small|(EL CH Q3)}}

|colspan=2|

rowspan=3|{{Abbr|MP|Main Path}}

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Newcastle United {{small|(LC)}}{{Cref2|Note ENG}}

|{{fbaicon|ITA}} {{small|(6th)}}

|{{fbaicon|ESP}} {{small|(8th)}}

|{{fbaicon|GER}} {{small|(6th)}}

{{fbaicon|FRA}} {{small|(6th)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q3)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q3)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q3)}}

{{small|(EL MP Q3)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q3)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q3)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q3)}}

colspan=6|
colspan=1 rowspan=3|Third qualifying round

!{{Abbr|CH|Champions Path}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|colspan=3|

rowspan=2|{{Abbr|MP|Main Path}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q2)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q2)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q2)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q2)}}

{{small|(EL MP Q2)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q2)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q2)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q2)}}

colspan=6|
rowspan=20|Second qualifying round

!rowspan=4|{{Abbr|CH|Champions Path}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|{{small|(CL Q1)}}

|colspan=2|

rowspan=16|{{Abbr|MP|Main Path}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q1)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q1)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q1)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q1)}}

{{small|(EL MP Q1)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q1)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q1)}}

|{{small|(EL MP Q1)}}

{{fbaicon|NED}} {{small|(PW)}}

|{{fbaicon|POR}} {{small|(4th)}}

|{{fbaicon|BEL}} {{small|(PW)}}

|{{fbaicon|TUR}} {{small|(4th)}}

{{fbaicon|CZE}} {{small|(4th)}}

|{{fbaicon|SCO}} {{small|(4th)}}

|{{fbaicon|SUI}} {{small|(4th)}}

|{{fbaicon|AUT}} {{small|(3rd)}}

{{fbaicon|AUT}} {{small|(PW)}}

|{{fbaicon|NOR}} Viking {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|NOR}} Rosenborg {{small|(4th)}}

|{{fbaicon|GRE}} {{small|(3rd)}}

{{fbaicon|GRE}} {{small|(4th)}}

|{{fbaicon|DEN}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|DEN}} {{small|(PW)}}

|{{fbaicon|ISR}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|ISR}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|UKR}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|UKR}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|SRB}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|SRB}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|CRO}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|CRO}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|POL}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|POL}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|CYP}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|CYP}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|HUN}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|HUN}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|SWE}} Hammarby IF {{small|(2nd/3rd)}}{{Cref2|Note SWE}}

|{{fbaicon|SWE}} AIK {{small|(3rd/4th)}}{{Cref2|Note SWE}}

|{{fbaicon|ROU}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|ROU}} {{small|(PW)}}

|{{fbaicon|BUL}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|BUL}} {{small|(PW)}}

|{{fbaicon|AZE}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|AZE}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|SVK}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|SVK}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|SVN}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|MDA}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|KOS}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|KAZ}} Astana {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|FIN}} Ilves {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|IRL}} Drogheda United {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|ARM}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|LVA}} Riga {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|FRO}} HB {{small|(CW)}}

{{fbaicon|BIH}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|LIE}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|ISL}} KA {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|NIR}} {{small|(CW)}}

{{fbaicon|LUX}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|LTU}} Banga {{small|(CW)}}

|colspan=2|

colspan=6|
colspan=2 rowspan=13|First qualifying round

|{{fbaicon|SVN}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|MDA}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|KOS}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|KAZ}} Ordabasy {{small|(4th)}}

{{fbaicon|FIN}} HJK {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|FIN}} SJK {{small|(PW)}}

|{{fbaicon|IRL}} Shamrock Rovers {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|IRL}} St Patrick's Athletic {{small|(3rd)}}

{{fbaicon|ARM}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|ARM}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|LVA}} Auda {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|LVA}} Daugavpils {{small|(5th)}}

{{fbaicon|FRO}} KÍ {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|FRO}} NSÍ {{small|(4th)}}

|{{fbaicon|BIH}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|BIH}} {{small|(3rd)}}

{{fbaicon|ISL}} Víkingur Reykjavík {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|ISL}} Valur {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|NIR}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|NIR}} {{small|(PW)}}

{{fbaicon|LUX}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|LUX}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|LTU}} Hegelmann {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|LTU}} Kauno {{small|(3rd)}}

{{fbaicon|MLT}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|MLT}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|MLT}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|GEO}} Spaeri {{small|(CW)}}

{{fbaicon|GEO}} Torpedo Kutaisi {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|GEO}} Dila Gori {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|ALB}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|ALB}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|ALB}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|EST}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|EST}} Nõmme Kalju {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|EST}} Paide Linnameeskond {{small|(3rd)}}

{{fbaicon|BLR}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|BLR}} Neman Grodno {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|BLR}} Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|MKD}} {{small|(CW)}}

{{fbaicon|MKD}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|MKD}} {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|AND}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|AND}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|WAL}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|WAL}} {{small|(PW)}}

|{{fbaicon|MNE}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|MNE}} {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|GIB}} Calpe City Magpies {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|GIB}} {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|SMR}} {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|SMR}} {{small|(PW)}}

Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|Note ENG|England (ENG): Newcastle United have qualified by winning the 2024–25 EFL Cup, but may still qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League by virtue of league position.}}

{{Cnote2|Note LIE|Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all played in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV was the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualified for the UEFA Conference League for the 2025–26 season.}}

{{Cnote2|Note RUS|Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/60560567/ |title=Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams |website=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=28 February 2022 |access-date=28 February 2022}} The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.{{cite press release|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0275-150c9887cacb-882c686f407f-1000/ |title=UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs |publisher=UEFA|location=Nyon|date=2 May 2022 |access-date=2 May 2022}}}}

{{Cnote2|Note SWE|Sweden (SWE): If Malmö FF win the 2024–25 Svenska Cupen, as they have already qualified for the Champions League by winning the 2024 Allsvenskan, the cup winner berth for the Europa League would go to Hammarby IF, the second-place team of the 2024 Allsvenskan. The fourth-place team, Djurgården, would then qualify unless they win the 2024–25 Conference League giving them a league phase berth in the 2025–26 Europa League, in which case the qualifying berth would be abandoned, with the cup winners from Malta and Georgia moving to the second qualifying round due to rebalancing.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/}}

{{UEFA Europa Conference League seasons}}

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